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T-Mobile launches Bobsled VoIP services for iPhone, iPad and Android

T-Mobile is offering its free Bobsled VoIP service for iPhone and iPad users, even though it doesn't sell the Apple devices.
ICM adds voice to its business continuity service

Business continuity specialist ICM has added voice to its Emergency Office product
Skype growth eats into international calls

International phone traffic is on the slide and one research company reckons that a likely cause is the effect of VoIP service Skype.
Google, Microsoft ad networks briefly hit by with malware

For a brief period this week, cybercriminals managed to infect Google's and Microsoft's online ad networks with malicious advertisements that attacked users' PCs, according to security consultancy Armorize.
Skype gives users ability to call Facebook friends

Skype is giving web users the ability to call and text their Facebook friends using the VoIP service.
Free calls to Facebook friends with Vonage app

Vonage has launched a voice over IP (VoIP) application that allows users to call each other from their Facebook page without the need for either caller to disclose their phone number. It can be used on the iPhone or Android smartphones
Sipgate launches low-cost business VoIP

German company sipgate has launched a business version of its VoIP service for UK SMEs willing to take the jump into using an Internet-based telephony system.
Google Android phones make international calls for free with Rebtel

Android smartphone users can now place calls to their Android smartphone user contacts around the world absolutely free thanks to an updated app from Rebtel. Sweden-based Rebtel, which claims to be the world's largest independent mobile VoIP provider, may not be familiar to many users, but this app may change that.
Google is no Skype rival, yet

Google's recent purchase of codec innovator Global IP Solutions (GIPS) has observers in a froth over a possible showdown between Google Voice service and Skype, the most popular and largely free VoIP service that includes video and conferencing. But Skype shouldn't worry in the short term.
More users to opt for mobile VoIP

More mobile users are selecting mobile VoIP services

Latest Features

Why we shouldn't worry about switching to IPv6 yet

A lot of coverage of IPv6 over the past few years gives the impression that you need to switch to IPv6 soon. That's not necessarily the case, though, especially for a consumer or a small business.
Why Quality of Experience matters to network managers

It's not your job alone, but you can't run a decent VoIP service without keeping track of QoE.
All you need to know about Google's Android

For Android to succeed, Google will have to build a head of steam behind it, and get operators and application builders to accept it.
Truphone case - T-Mobile presses the legal red button

T-Mobile has been told to connect to VoIP operator Truphone. But the implications may be much more far-reaching.
Doubts remain, as xG promises rollout

Is it a new dawn for wireless communications? Or is it "wireless illiteracy" to believe in a company whose claims bend the laws of physics?
Is Vonage doomed?

We explain the legal morass in which the VoIP provider is caught.
The war of indoor wireless

There's more than one way to converge indoor and outdoor phones. The Wi-Fi warriors will have to fight femtocells.
Could the enterprise beat the carriers to convergence?

Users want a single phone for mobile and office use. Carriers can't do this yet, but enterprises can pick equipment to make it happen.
UMA in femtocells - last gasp or final frontier?

The unlicensed mobile access standard hasn't taken the world by storm. So it's time for something new.
Startups tap the money pile

The startup mini-boom continues, with 400 primed in the first quarter alone. But this is nothing compared to 2001.

How-tos

How to boost VoIP and video on your network

How to manage traffic on your home network

Case Study: Managing VOIP effectively

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Case Study: What customers want in this new year (part 2)

Case Study: Australian council moves on virtualisation and IP telephony

Case Study: Builder uses four flavours of wireless

Use QoS to support voice over Wi-Fi

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Featured White Papers

VoIP-News: Premise IP-PBX Checklist

This checklist organizes all of the basic information about your current situation that you'll need to effectively negotiate with a premise PBX provider - like the number of locations you have that need VoIP services, your current broadband connection details and your projected budget. With this information, you can lay out your business requirements up front, thoroughly assess trade-offs and prepare for future possibilities.
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VoIP: Delivering the Competitive Advantage

After years of hype, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) has made the shift from an emerging technology to a viable business solution. Business VoIP deployments are accelerating because the technology provides a measurable cost savings, simplifies the delivery and management of communications, and facilitates convergence for more flexible business.
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Upgrading the Next-generation Network Part II

The second paper in this three-part series examines the drivers and benefits of Tekelec?s layer 5 SIP routing solution for next-generation networks.
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